They moved to France because they were acquired by the mega art supplies group Colart and are now produced there, I believe, at the Lefranc Bourgeois factory.
A few minutes ago, I received a pack of paints purchased online. Among the items is a tube of W&N Turquoise Cobalt. Before I bought it, I thought about switching to Michael Harding, but I really like the W&N Turquoise. Well, W&N changed the pigment source, now it's darker... 😂
@@lophoflora YEP, W&N is now somewhat inconsistent. Pigment changes happen across the board regardless of brands, but usually they at least let you know about it. 😅 Williamsburg, at least, puts 'PIGMENT CHANGE' on their tubes for a little while. W&N just goes "meh, they'll figure it out".
Fortunately (or unfortunately) alizarin crimson is something you only have to buy once, once you have that single tube, it mystically breeds into 2, 3 or more tubes. I tend to shy away from it as it reads to me not a true red, but on the blue side, so I’ll have ugly, junk color forever.
I for some reason have the opposite problem, and have at least eight tubes of various cadmium reds but only one or two alizarins. The cadmiums keep breeding and I don't know why or how.
@@CallyKariShokka I have the same issue with ultramarine blue, I might want to trade you the cad reds for the alizarins, probably throw in a few tubes of ultramarine to sweeten the deal.
@@richardlutes8136 Hah! Normally, I'd love a good paint trade, but all the cad reds I have are vintage and i'm gonna need 'em for my 'paint something using only vintage materials' project.
They moved to France because they were acquired by the mega art supplies group Colart and are now produced there, I believe, at the Lefranc Bourgeois factory.
Aah, so it was a corporate decision and an acquisition. That explains the quality shift!
A few minutes ago, I received a pack of paints purchased online. Among the items is a tube of W&N Turquoise Cobalt. Before I bought it, I thought about switching to Michael Harding, but I really like the W&N Turquoise.
Well, W&N changed the pigment source, now it's darker... 😂
@@lophoflora YEP, W&N is now somewhat inconsistent. Pigment changes happen across the board regardless of brands, but usually they at least let you know about it. 😅 Williamsburg, at least, puts 'PIGMENT CHANGE' on their tubes for a little while. W&N just goes "meh, they'll figure it out".
Gamblin does a better alizarin crimson hue permanent.The WN Aliarin crimson hue is pr177 and is not pr83 which is fugitive
Fortunately (or unfortunately) alizarin crimson is something you only have to buy once, once you have that single tube, it mystically breeds into 2, 3 or more tubes. I tend to shy away from it as it reads to me not a true red, but on the blue side, so I’ll have ugly, junk color forever.
I for some reason have the opposite problem, and have at least eight tubes of various cadmium reds but only one or two alizarins. The cadmiums keep breeding and I don't know why or how.
@@CallyKariShokka I have the same issue with ultramarine blue, I might want to trade you the cad reds for the alizarins, probably throw in a few tubes of ultramarine to sweeten the deal.
@@richardlutes8136 Hah! Normally, I'd love a good paint trade, but all the cad reds I have are vintage and i'm gonna need 'em for my 'paint something using only vintage materials' project.
...but alizarin crimson fades as it is ASTM III